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Philippine family planning bill headed for defeat: Church (AFP)
AFP - The Roman Catholic church on Thursday said it has sufficient support in the Philippine congress to defeat a controversial family planning bill promoting sex education and the use of contraceptives.
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Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity (AP)
AP - A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads.
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Growth Hormone Boost May Not Slow Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A compound that boosts growth hormone levels in Alzheimer's patients may not slow the disease, new research suggests.
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Surgeon who did first US heart transplant dies (AP)
AP - Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, a cardiac surgeon who performed the nation's first human heart transplant and who also developed lifesaving medical implants, has died. He was 90. Kantrowitz died Friday in Ann Arbor of complications from heart failure, said his wife, Jean Kantrowitz.
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Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity: U.S. study (Reuters)
Reuters - Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Technique Tracks Cancer-Killing Cells (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've developed a new long-term method of monitoring the location and survival of cancer-killing cells within the body.
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Health Tip: Is Your Child More Prone to Ear Infections? (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Ear infections are common in children, and may occur for a variety of reasons.
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Philippine family planning bill headed for defeat: Church (AFP)

Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity (AP)

Growth Hormone Boost May Not Slow Alzheimer's (HealthDay)

Surgeon who did first US heart transplant dies (AP)

Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity: U.S. study (Reuters)

Technique Tracks Cancer-Killing Cells (HealthDay)

Health Tip: Is Your Child More Prone to Ear Infections? (HealthDay)